Historical Events In February - 17

1854  On February - 17 british recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa)   

1854  On February - 17 friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer   

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on February - 17.   

1855  Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I) on this day in history.   

1856  On February - 17 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

1857  On this day in history samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher   

1858  On this day in history ernest Ford, composer   

1859  On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli   

1862  Edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer on this day in history.   

1864  On February - 17 first successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War   

1864  On February - 17 confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic"   

1864  On February - 17 andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda)   

1865  On February - 17 -18] Battle of Charleston SC   

1867  1st ship passes through Suez Canal on February - 17.   

1867  On February - 17 william Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury)   

1870  On February - 17 esther Morris appointed 1st female judge   

1870  Louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party) on this day in history.   

1874  On February - 17 thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on February - 17.   

1876  On February - 17 sardines 1st canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport, Maine)   

1877  Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune) on this day in history.   

1878  1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on February - 17.   

1878  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

1879  On February - 17 dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club)   

1880  The Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination on this day in history.   

1880  Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt on February - 17.   

1880  On February - 17 alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24)   

1882  On this day in history 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground   

1882  Kurt Schindler, composer on February - 17.   

1883  On February - 17 vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented   

1883  A Ashwell patents free-toilet in London on February - 17.   

1883  On this day in history napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1884  Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940) on this day in history.   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)